Organising music : theory, practice, performance / edited by Nic Beech and Charlotte Gilmore.
"The intention behind this book is to bring together two fields: music making and organisation theory, in order to explore what might be learned. Learning may proceed in various directions within and between the fields. Within fields we are concerned with learning between alternative traditions...
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2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover ; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; Contributors; Acknowledgement; 1 Developments in organisation theory and organising music ; Part I Orienting ideas: perspectives fromorganisation theory; Organisation and organising; 2 Music and the aesthetic studyof organisational life; 3 Organising and storytelling; 4 Organising, music and metaphor:of connections, comparisonsand correspondences; 5 Resisting change and changing resistance; 6 Identity work
- organising the self, organising music; 7 Creative strategy: notes from a small label
- Markets and engagement between productionand consumption8 Music and the making of markets; 9 Consumers and marketing; 10 Branding and the music market; 11 Being 'in the room'; 12 Music and marketing; Organising in complex environments; 13 Complexity theory; 14 On leading in networks: the role of reflexivepractices; 15 All of me: art, industry and identity struggles; 16 The process of improvisation; 17 Managing artistic work in the real world; Part II Tales of experience: organisingand performing; 18 Organising playing; Reflections on the festival business; Organising music festivals
- Organising and playing a boutique festivalManaging the Zoeys: some reminiscences; Managing a punk band; Blogging, running a label and bandmanagement; The organising and artistic demandsof orchestral performances; Leadership in the BBC Philharmonic; Orchestrating a flash mob: reachand reputation; Developing a university's musical culture:a partnership approach; Organising the National Pop League events; Starting a record label: Song, by Toad; 19 Playing and organising; Traditional music and the network; Multiple simultaneous projects in traditionaland electronica and orchestral music
- Storytelling and performanceCreating and making an album; Relationships between music, management, agents and labels; Dead or American: reasons to be fearless; Experiencing a creative journey; Musical identity: solo artist and band projects; An embodiment of a band; Rock music on the big stage; Playing in the Royal Scottish NationalOrchestra; Reflections of a gigging musician; 20 Next steps in the dialogue: insightsfor practising and theorising; Index